Wheel.



J. H. STORYK; P. 0. WINKEL.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1907.

Patented Mar. 29

ATTORNEY WI TFJESSES vided with a buckle i l passing winitnn, or new Jesse. ween, or new to all whom it may comet Be it known that we, JOHN HERBERT 'S'roni' and Foam; Ciinisriar: ll nsnnn, citizens of the United States, and residents of YJoodbury, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Wheels, of which the following is a tul clear, and complete disclosure.

@ur invention relates to improvements in wheels, especially adapted for motor vehicles, and the chief object of our invention is to provide a strong, durable and e'li'ective anti-skidding device that may be quickly and easily adjusted. to, or removed from a wheel-over the tire thereof without the use of tools or the need of skilled labor; that when once adjusted will remain in close contact ith the wheel and tire without injuring the surfaces of the wheel or tire; and that will operate with practically no noise and with great reliability upon all kinds of surfaces. 4

With this and other objects in view our invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts here inat'ter described and more particularly pointed out inthe claims and illustrated i the accompanying drawing", in which Figure l is an elevation of one side of a wheel provided with our improved anti-skidding attachment; Fig. 2 a reverse View of the same; and Fig. 3 a diagrammatic view of a modified term of side piece and tensioning deviceconstructed in accorcanee with this inven tion,

Referring to the drawings, the device is shown as applied to an automobile wheel of the usual construction, and comprises on one side or the wheel, as shown in i, a wire cable 2 extending about two-thirds of the way around the rim of the wheel, and terurinating at each end in a clamp 3, provided with an eye l, as shown in ig. 'tlonnect-ecl to each clamp 3 is palle o. this of hese pulleys is provided with a hook t3 so that it may be readily detached fiGill its clanip while the other one is secured by means of an eye 'Z. Throughthese pulleys extends a second section of cable 8 adapted to complete the circuit the rite betwee the pulleys, and the ends of this cable are also provided with clamps 9 and l tively, having rings ll a through the eyes thereof, a strap 13 probill cable in one section 15, extending around.

the rim of the wheel and terminating in cable clamps 1t), and 17, one of hich is vided with a hook 18, and the other with an e e l whereby the ends of the cable are detachably secured together. Between the cable upon one side of the Wheel and the cables upon the other extend sections of chain 20, the terminal link. of each section being passed over the corresponding section of the cable and the two sections of chain being of such length that when the cables on one side of the wheel are drawn tight by means or the strap 13, the sections of chain will tightly grip the surface of the tire.

We preterably use for this device a style oi chainhnown as curb chain, which has links ot a flat type which willnot injure the tire. The chain sections may be secured at fixed points upon the cable sections by any suitable means, or may he slipped loosely upon the cables and spaced as desired upon the wheel during the adjustment of the dcvice; however, in any case we preferably leave the section of the chain adjoining the pulleys in loose engagement with the cables so as to provide a more uniform. spacing between the chains at these points, as the strap is drawn up or let out through its buckle to provide for wheels and tires or various diameters. By this arrangement the caole upon one side of the wheel is taken up at two points in the periphery of the wheel to tighten the device over the tire, thus distributing the forces as shown by the arrows Fig. l, and giving a unit'orni tension upon the cables and. chains throughoiit the whole oeriphery of the sheelgfurthermore strap, on accountot its elasticity, tends to exert a steady pull upon the cables to tal-te up any tendency to looseness which may arise, owing to any cause whatever.

if preferred, one of the pulleys in this arrangement could be dispensed with, as shown thetliag'rainniatic view in i8 1g. 3, and toe cable 21 in this case would be made in a single piece, having a clamp 22 at each end thereof, the clamp upon one end of the cable St [porting a pulley 23 through which the other endot toe cable passes, the clamp on this latter end being attached, as usual, to ring through which passes the strap, the

strappassing also through a ring attached when the strap is tightened it produces a sag in thecable at the oint of its attachment, as is shown in the diagram, and the resulting distribution of forces is similar to that of the construction shown in Fig: 1

While we have described this invention as being constructed from Wire cable, a strap and a certain kind of chain, yet We do not Wish to be limited to these particular materials in the construction of this invention, as it is evident that Various forms of chain, cable and tightening devices might be substituted for those herein shown and described, and other modification in the details of the construction might be made Without departing from the spirit of this invention or the scope of its claims Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l In an anti-skidding attachment for Wheels, a multiple of chains adapted to extend transversely over the tire of the Wheel, cables extending through the ends of the chains upon one side the WllQEl; one of said cables having pulleys at each end, and one of said pulleys being detachably connected thereto, the other of said cables passing through said pulleys, and a strap connected to the ends of said last mentioned cable for securing the chains to the Wheel.

2., an anti-skidding attachment for wheels, a multiple of chains adapted to extransversely over the tire of a Wheel, a cable conntcted to the ends of the chains ceases upon one side of the same, a ulley upon each end of said cable, a ca le passing throughsaid pulleys, and means connecting the ends of said last'mentioned cable to tighten the chains upon the Wheel.

3. In an anti-skidding attachment for wheels, at multiple of chains adapted to extend transversely over the tire of a wheel, two co-acting connected cables each connected to the ends .of several chains respectively upon one side thereof, and means between the ends of one of said cables to tighten the chains upon the tire.

4-. In an anti-skidding attachment for wheels, a multiple of chains adapted to em tend transversely over the tire of a Wheel, a cable extending through the ends of the chains atone side thereof, additional cables passed through the opposite ends of the chains, one of said additional cables having pulleys at each end through which the ends v of the other additional cable are passed, and a strap connecting the ends of said other additional cable for tightening the chains upon the Wheel.

5. An anti-skidding attachment. for wheels comprising opposite circular sidepieces, cross chains connecting the sidepieces, and an adjustable tensioningdevice connected at different points to and across the chord of one of the circular side pieces and disconnected from the Wheel.

in Witness whereof, We have hereunto set our hands this twenty-second day of it lay, A. n, 1907:

JOHN HERBERT STORY. FRANK CHRISTEAN Will Witnesses Annisori l. GARDNER, iLnrArInnn PARK, 

